Shelf trimming



April 9, 1935. M. cAPLAN 1,997,278

SHELF TRIMMING Filed Feb. 5, 1954 Patented pr. i 9, `1935 SHELF 'mIMMINGMoses Caplan, Boston, Y.Mass

Application February 5 Y 4c1aims.

This invention relates to shelf trimmings for china closets, pantriesandthe like, and'aims to provide a novel trimming having a vshelf topcovering and a shelf edge covering section, that 5 will naturally tendto stay Vin positionon the shelf, without being tacked'or otherwisefastened,

and resist the usual inclination to slide out of positionron the shelfedge.

In the drawing of one embodiment of my in- 'vention illustrated anddescribed herein:

Figs. 1,2, 3, illustrate an exemplified plan, and a front edge andsectional views, respectively, partly broken 4away forconveniencej Figs.4, 5 and 6, illustrate similaryiews, re-V spectively, of a modifiedform;-

Fig. 7 is a figure'similar'to Fig. 3, of a still further form ofconstruction; and l Fig. 8, a still vfurther modified form of theinvention. f f

While shelf trimmings of -various kinds have long been used, yet theusual form has comprised one or more sheets of material of suitablewidth, adapted to overlie the shelf front edge and hang down more orless closely to the front shelf edge, usuallyY in an outward curve fromthe shelf edge.

These trimmings have had a tendency to slide on the shelf top, and thusget out of position, which tendency it is oneobject of my invention toovercome.

Referring rst to Figs. l to 3, my novel trimming comprises a shelf topcovering section I, of either one or more thicknesses, herein one, ofany suitable material as oil cloth, textile fabi ric, paper, or thelike, to the front edge 2 of which is secured, in any manner, as bystitches 3, a strip of flexible binding 4.

This binding may comprise either two pliesV 5, 6, formed by folding Ythebinding o-r bonding f strip 4 lengthwise to provide a smooth, rear edge1, or a single layer 5, with a selvage, may be used, if preferred. Thisply 5 is then carried down vertically against the shelf cover edge, andthen 50 or ply I0 may, Fig, 7, end at the edge of the 55 folded andturned upward and parallel thereto y,

sheet I, and a new sheet I2 of similar or different `material or color,be laid parallel with ply I0,

and in either case turned down against the edges of plies Sand I0, asply I3. This ply is then l-top of the' front edge-.sheet I5, ythe latterhavingV -anextraply I6, -if-preferred, andiaga'in dropped down as plyI'I`,|`sub stantiallyi parallel with the shelf edge Ir8,-and

stitched or otherwise's'ecu'red to'theifro'nt edge plies I5, I6, as atafer, if preferred for any rea-f' son, again folded-and turned upward asp'ly'l9, as being more secure.

1t willl be noted that this form;v

provides a reinforced front edge vtrimming struc-f1 turerpreferablyrofatleasttwo pliesof binding'` upon the 'upper vand lower faces of the"shelfcover sheet 'I, a fleXiblajhin'ge-like ply I3`for the shelf 'edge'cover 5,- permittingfthe latter to" naturallyV dropY straight downand'lief closely against the shelf edge, and form a joint'or bond in thebindingof such naturefth'at the shelf top cover-I and shelf edgematerial I5`readilylconform to the shelf outline, vwith no Vtendency to-move either Way about the shelf corner` 20.

There is thusprovided a shelf edge trimming, comprising two multi-plysections connected by a thin, as a single ply, section, that will stayinposition, whereas thev usual trimming vedge will slide, or yield, sothat the trimming easily becomes misplaced on the shelf. This trimmingalso may be made of contrastingcolor sections, as stated,or differentkinds of material, and with the formation described present a bead-likeedge to the eye.Y Y Y In the embodiment shown in Figs. 4 to 6, n'-

f construction clusive, the shelf cover section I has on its edge thebroad lower ply24 folded at its rear edge forwardly to form ply 25,which, in turn, is carried down vertically about the edge 26 of the Yshelf cover I, and folded rearwardly to form plies 2l, 28, and stitchedas at 29, or otherwise secured, the latter ply'carried straightdown andlaid against the frontedge of the shelf; forming the plies 39, 3|, thelatter carried up over the edge of the shelf edge cover I5 of Vone ormore plies, and again brought down upon the outside thereof with foldsor plies 32, 33, stitched ,or otherwise secured, as at 34,.forming acover bindingV with a recessed edge. y

This binding structure for securing in proper relation the shelf topcover and shelf edge cover sheets, may obviously also be used, Fig.` 8,tosef Y cure in right angle relation two sheets or core members 35, 36,for any purpose whatever, prof. `viding a novel binding structure withan out# standing bead 3l, corresponding to the top 'coverVY edge,. whichstructure may be subsequently ,y

VVsection, and a connecting hinge-likebinding strip member, comprising atop-cover-section-upperedge multi-ply binding area, atop-section-loweredge multi-ply bindingy area, both the topf cover Vedgebinding area and the shelf top cover-extended forwardly ofthe shelfedge, the lower edge bindingV area extended rearwardly of the coveredge, and folded downward to form a vshelfedge-coVer-outer multi-plybinding area, and,v then extended laterally and downwardly to form' anedge-eover-inner multi-ply binding area.

2 Shelf trimmingrcomprising, in combination,

av shelf-top-cover-section, l av lshelf--e'dge-cover-t section, and aconnecting hinge-like strip binding member, comprisinga,top-section-upper-` edge multi-ply area; a top-section-lower-edgemulti-ply, horizontal area extended rearwardly of theedge-cover-section, and folded closely to the cover sectiondownwardlyitoform a shelf- .edge-cover-outer.multi-ply area and a shelff Yedge-cover-innermulti-ply area folded adjacent to the top section cover,and at an acute angle to the horizontal area to align the top cover edgein substantiallyparallel relation with the shelfV edge, with theltopcover edge and multi-ply areas forming `a yprojecting bead at the shelfedge.

3.' Shelf trimming comprising, in combination,

` Va. shelf-top-cover-section, a shelf-edge-coversection, and aconnecting hinge-like strip binding member, comprising atop-section-upperedge multi-ply area; a top-section-lower-edge multi-plyhorizontal area extended rearwardly of the edge-cover section forming anedge cover positioning structure, and folded closely to the coversection downwardly to form a shelf-edgecover-outer multi-ply area and a;shelf-edgecover-inner multi-ply area folded adjacent to thecover'secton, and at an acute, angle to the horizontal areas forming atop cover positioning structure to alignthe cover edge in parallelrelation with the shelf edge, with the multi-ply top and front edgeareas at right angles to each other forming a shelf trimming with arecessed edge.

4. Binding structure for securing a plurality of sheets of material toeach other in substantiallykright angle relation with a beadvat thejoint, comprising a horizontal core strip I with a sheet ofbonding-,material thereon folded longitudinally on itself to provide anarea of a plurality of pliesy El,l 6; the front edge of ply 6 turned atright `angles thereto and again folded longitudinally on itself ,againstthe opposite side of the core sheet providing a multi-ply area 9, I0, II, said multi-ply area secured to the core strip; said latter ply IIturned at` right angles, folded on, itself longitudinally forming pliesI3, I4; and again turned at substantiallya right angle and then turnedagain at a right angle downward to form a multi-ply area I1, I9, asecond core of strip material l5 secured between the I3, I4 multi-plyarea and the IT, I9 multi-ply area either of said core strips with'itsmulti-plies constructed to he secured to a desired sheet of bodymaterial. Y

" MOSES CAPLAN.

